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recognized to be a form of the name of the Sabines, who were Umbrians. From
Safinim, Sabinus,
Sabellus and Samnis, an Indo-European root can be extracted,...
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Southern Italy anciently inhabited by the Samnites.
Their own
endonyms were
Safinim for the
country (attested in one
inscription and one coin legend) and Safineis...
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ethnonyms of
Safineis (in
ancient Gr**** σαφινείς) and by the
toponyms safinim and
safina (at the
origin of the
terms Samnium and Sabinum). The Indo-European...
- Samnites, Samnium) Osco-Umbrian *saf- (Safineis,
Safinìm), and consequently:
Oscan *safno > *safnio >
Safinìm >
Samnium Sabellic *safio >
Safini > Sabini....
- from the Sabines, also in view of the
etymological connection between Safinim, Sabinus, Sabellus, Samnis, Samnitis,
which can be
traced back to a common...
